Heating stove or furnace.



No. 837,967. PATENTED DEC-- ll, 1906.

F. A.-SOHLOSSER.

HEATING STOVE OR FURNACE. APPLiOATION FILED FEB. 25, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

6 0 9 1 l U E D D E T N E T A P HEATING STOVE OR FURNACE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

HEATING STOVE OR FURNACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 1906.

Application filed February 25, 1904. Serial No. 195,274.

To a, whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED A. SGHLOsSER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Mansfield, Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Heating-Stoves or Furnaces, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in heating stoves or furnaces,the objects being to provide a means for retaining, emitting, anddiffusing the heat-waves of such heating apparatus into a room orapartment in such a manner as to obtain a higher efficiency of radiationthan can be accomplished by the use of an ordinary heating apparatus;and to this end I provide a construction wherein the heat generated bythe fuel is caused to take a w more circuitous route within flues of apeculof Fig. 1.

iar design to permit the products of combustion to communicate theirheat to the flues.

My invention is therefore designed to provide a means for constructing aheat-radiator composed of one or more series of flat tubes or fluesintended to be combined with flueheads and hoods of novel construction,which latter are applied to any suitable heating apparatus.

I attain the foregoing and other objects by means of the constructionhereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in front elevation ofmy improved stove constructed to use coal or other fuel than gas. Fig. 2is a view in side elevation Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a flueheaddesigned to connect the flues in series. Fig. 4 is a verticalcross-sectional view of Fig. 1, taken on the line a: 00. Fig. 5 is aview in rear elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is atop plan view of a hood adapted to receive the products of combustionfrom the lower ends of the rear series of fines shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 7is a detail view in side and end elevation of one of theradiating-flues- Figs. 8 and 9 are views in front and side elevation,respectively, showing a slightly-modified form of means for connectingthe radiatingflues to the hood and Fig. 10 is a top plan view of aflue-head for connecting the flues in single series.

A indicates a suitably-supported heatingstove provided with the usualfirebox, superposed upon which is the elongated flamechamber a,constituting a portion of the stove proper and being provided with therim 1, received within which rim is the flange 2 of a flue-head b. Thisflue-head is provided with a ledge b, which projects transversely fromthe flange 2 and serves as a stop against which the rim 1 of theflame-chamber is received. The head is also provided with a series ofapertures surrounded by collars 0, such as shown in Fig. 10, adapted toreceive and fit within the lower ends of a series of flattened flues ce, the upper ends of the flues adapted to support an upper flue-head d,provided with a series of apertures and collars 4, similar to those onthe flue-head b, for receiving the upper ends of the flues and having arim 3 for the reception of a hood f, the upper flue-head provided with aflange 5, forming a seat, against which. the edges of the hood abut.

, In the form of stove shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 5 I provide a doubleseries of flues and flue-openings in each flue-head, a single hood f,adapted to connect the upper ends of the opposing flues with oneanother.

Forming a part of the stove is the smokehood g, which hood is suitablysupported upon the bodyof the stove by means of the shoulder 6 and lug7, the hood provided with an opening 8 to aflord direct communicationwith the fire-box to permit of a draft, the opening being controlled bymeans of a damper 9. The lower hood. or smoke-hood is open at its top toafford free communication with the rear series of flues 6, connectingthe upper and lower hoods, and a smoke-outlet g to the chimney or othersuitable placeis provided.

. The rear series 6 of flues are supported upon aflue-head 10, mountedupon the smokehood 9, the flue-head provided with a guard edge 11, whichpasses around the stove-body and having an extension 12, inclosing orembracing the smoke-outlet g to protect the latter against injury. Theguard-ledge also serves to retain the flue-head in position.

The form of upper flue-head d employed with the double series e eofflues is shown in detail in Fig; 3.

It will be observed that the products of combustion pass up through theflues e in the direction of the arrow, through the hood d, thencedownward through flues e, as shown by the arrow, into the smoke-hood g,and thence through the outlet 9 When it is desirable to start the fireor to cause it to burn more freely, the damper 9 is opened to permit ofa direct passage of the pro ducts of combustion from the flame-chamerinto the smoke-hood and thence up the chimney.

Figs. 8 and 9 show separate hoods 21 for connecting the uptake anddowntake flues e and 0 independently of each other.

It will be observed that by the construction of my device the heatproducts are caused to follow a circuitous route, during which the heatis imparted to the metallic flues and hoods, which radiate it into theroom or a artment wherein the heater is situated. t will also be evidentthat changes might be made in the form and arrangement of the severalparts described without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exactconstruction herein shown; but,

Having thus fully disclosed my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a stove, the combination with a combustion-chamber, of alaterally-extending smoke-chamber in direct communication with thecombustion-chamber, the smokechamber provided with a smoke-outlet, meansfor controlling the communication between the smoke-chamber and thecombustion-chamber, a series of uptake-fines in direct communicationwith the combustionchamber, a series of downtake-flues directlyconnected with the smoke-chamber at their lower ends, and means forconnecting the upper free ends of the uptake and downtake fiues, theproducts of combustion passing entirely through the uptake and downtakeflues or directly to the smoke-outlet through the smoke-chamberirrespective of the uptake and downtake flues.

2. The combination with a stove-body having a combustion-chamber, of alaterally-extending smoke-chamber, a shoulder on the stove-body forsupporting the smokechamber laterally of the combustion-chamber, adirect communication between the combustion and the smoke chambers, thelatter provided with an outlet, means for controlling this directcommunication, and

uptake and downtake fiues mounted upon the combustion and smokechambers, re spectively, for affording an indirect communication betweenthe combustion-chamber and the smoke-chamber, the products of combustionpassing entirely through both uptake and downtake flues or else directlythrough the smoke-chamber irrespective of the flues.

3. The combination with a stove provided with a combustion-chamber, aflame-chamuptake-flues mounted upon the flame-chamber, series of longerdowntake-fines mounted upon the smoke-chamber, and means for connectingthe upper ends of the flues, the products of combustion passing upthrough the uptake-flues and down through the entire length of thedowntake-fines and into the smoke-chamber before escaping from thestove.

4. The combination with a stove having a removable flame-chamber, of aflue-head, the flue-head provided with a flange receivable upon theflame-chamber, a ledge projecting laterally of the flue-head againstwhich ledge the edge of the flame-chamber engages, the flue-head furtherprovided with a series of apertures, collars surrounding the apertures,a series of uptake-Hues removably mounted on the collars and inclosingthe apertures, a smoke-chamber, a flue-head mounted thereon, a series ofdowntake-flues mounted upon the flue-head and means for connecting theupper ends of the flues.

5. The combination with a stove, provided with a removableflame-chamber, an apertured flue-head mounted directly above thefire-chamber, a smoke-chamber mounted laterally of the fire-chamber, anapertured flue-head mounted on the smoke-chamber, a series ofuptake-flues mounted on the fluehead above the flame-chamber, a seriesof downtake-Hues mounted on the flue-head above the smoke-chamber, andmeans for connecting the upper ends of the uptake and downtake fiues,the smoke-chamber provided with an outlet, the products of combustionpassing directly through the smoke-chamber to the outlet irrespective ofthe flues or by passing through the entire lengths of both uptake anddowntake flues.

6. The combination in a heater provided v with a combustion-chamber, ofa smoke chamber mounted laterally thereof upon the stove, a flue-headremovably supported on the smoke-chamber, a series of downtakefluesremovably mounted upon the head, a series of uptake-fines removablymounted above and in direct communication with the combustion-chamber,means for connecting the upper ends of the flues, the smoke-chamberprovided with an outlet, a guard-ledge mounted on the flue-head, theguard-ledge passing around the stove, and an extension of the ledgepassing around the outlet-pipe to protect the same.

7. The combination with a stove provided with a combustion-chamber, of aflamechamber located above and in communication therewith, asmoke-chamber located latof combustion adapted to pass entirely erallyof the flame-chamber, an outlet-pipe through such indirect connectingmeans. 10 on the smoke-chamber and a pipe extending Signed at Mansfieldthis 20th day of Febto and communicating With the combustionruary, 1904.

chamber, means for controlling the commu- FRED A. SCHLOSSER. nicationWith the combustion-chamber, and Witnesses: means for indirectlyconnecting the flame- 1 JOHN H. Coss,

chamber and smoke-chamber, the products 1 R. W. HARTMAN.

